For a few years I weighed my tomatoes to estimate the yield. Each variety was fairly consistent year to year with total yield, but when they yielded varied greatly with the weather.
As cdevidal reasoned, there is no ballpark, as certain varieties average only 8-10 pounds, many averaged about 20 pounds, and some exceeded 40 pounds.
I've probably tried over 100 new varieties the past 5 years, and am pretty confident of consistent, excellent yields of about a dozen of them if I was ever to go back to market growing, which I did full time for 15 years.
And, I did get my start by pulling the picnic table and a bench out front way back when I was 15. Great memories! Only problem was it got too successful and the town closed me down the 3rd year.
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